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Tlie kind oflfer of Commie 0o. Hwrwmtii. of 1

lay iu the Mwlm. wM iiMMt mrtstuly be tfwraHtrtuyiipi.reeMited lv w onni4l. In h Mr l tothu.o(uec lie invited the Ohio band boy-- , v. toon ohtheir w to tin- - National ErieMUiMttctrl. to focr at Fiajptnu, wiwre he would itfve tiietti rjmmAof bow. vonwoti ami mountain trHit, He write:"1 mu an old band lny of Uio Wt li Ohio, and tfHAppreciate mid wnjoy " company of nay ofiuycomrade. Miid, with the asstetiiiioeof Hjuhmiw I'out,No. 07, 1 wii. endeavor to give tnam a good dinnermid do everything 1 " 1 make their vh1t plea.Bill."

MASSACHUSETTS.A splendid reeaptiou was accorded MrJ. Howe

I'oft, Ku. 47. of Haven IH, by Pt 7. f Bb.mid the iieutc and OainpAre held nt Downor land-ing on the 7th was lurgely attonded and a groatBuoceee.

MICHIGAN- .-I. II. Godfrey, Saline: Post No. 314 at a recent

meeting muntorod in ftvoroorullH. after Avhioh thorewin a ploMint entertainment. Speoohou weremade by vitdting comrades, and the usual numberofariiiyfublca exchanged.

The inonihore of Col. Kiy Tost, of Elm nail,lrnvo been making moot ctromiouB oftbrte to gutarms for the Post, Tho oJUbohm have respondedmost nobly to the call aud have subsoribod W8.70.

MISSOURI.llunrv A. Artliolr., Oiipe Glrardoau : Just Gast

PosH. No. ITS, of this jdaec, Iirb adopted resolutionsprotesting ugalnei the jmsage of any bill for spooialtax to payHiwioner8,nnd ngulnM. the veto of Presi-dent (Sovolund of the tmoeial poimton bill of Com-

rade .Ino. W. Ferris, of lcbaiion, Mo, A resolutioninviting lion. John A. Ixigun to vielt this Tost dur-ing the month of September next was also ndoptofi.Tin- - Pt h a momtiership of 184. and applicationsKtil. oomlng in. Auxiliary to the Post is a Woman'sIt-ti- eJ Oorfit. of nbout 'M member, whioh has donenouil work, uhcndj , although its existence ime beenbut bnef.ILLIKOIS- .-

L. A. Pattorson and oihor tnotnhara of PostIo. 87S, JaokMomille: The maUoriu regard to theJacksonville .s Iwotixht up at a recantmeeting of our Post mid we, knowing it to bo atight botwoon two fHotions of the putty now inpower, rofuwd pnsitlvoly to take any notion what-ever in the matter. Plun&c make this oxiilanutionund oblige the Post.

IT. S. Grant Port. No. 28, of Ohiongo, nt a recentmeeting had exorcises of an unusually intorwtingcharacter, oommomoraUve of Gon. Grant's death.ComuiHiidor Woloott, after the opening rouUue,inlrocueod Comumudei IIiggtu8, of .Tofl'erson Pool,nudliUhop Paiiowb as having at his request oon-cent- ed

to address the Post in oulogy of the greatdeparted chieftain. Dishop Fallow otrerod an im-pnisi- ve

jirayor, after whioh Commander Higsrinaepeke of (ion. Grunt us a man, as a soldier, and astiic Chief MagiKtmte of the eounlry. The nddteaswhs listened to with attantiou. It closed with thesewords: "His aim went down nt last. Peacefully,quietly on ait. McGregor the grand old soldior whoImd never lost n Imulf mot the Inst enemy audpns-e- d triumphant to his great reward." JllbhopFallows prefaced hb remarks with an anecdote ofGrant, lie with Sherman, Mol'hersou, and othersjin t a eouneil of war in the tent of Col. Hall, of the3M Wis. This wns onrly in the war. After thecouiioll wine was passed, Gon. Grant declined todrmt., Haying, " Gantlemeii, I have u nowajHiporrcj.uiiition for getting drunk. For a year past Ilinvo not touched a single drop." One thingfLujiijied Gram as superbly a man. lie oonqiioredaary eironnistanoe, never allowing any circum-tnue- e

to eonquur him. Grant had been comparedto Napoleon, but history had shown NaKiluon'schurautor its a man to have been indeseriinibly lc.

"Ue miy lens of any power known toojiiioson Gen. Grunt & cuaraoter nni you can or

no flaw, We mm bnfuly aay as we swoop theflild of history that Gon. Grant was the groate&t ofmilitary olilollains. Then put his record plus theman and leave it to ull lime to nay that Gon. Grantwas the greatest soldier that over led an army. Inthe time of our uood God gave us Ills own righthand man to lead us to victory and accomplish Hieglory."INDIANA- .-

Ifcom Grinln. P. P. C, Columbus: Mai. AY". J.Striukler (Post Commander) Comrades Sjaunor,Matthews and myself went to Hnrtavillc on thcSlslull. uud instituted a new Post, which starts oil' with29 moinbers.

The visiting G.A.R. Tosta from various parla ofthe Slate, which reached Lafayette on the 20th,added greatly to the interest of the encampmentof Indiana Sinte militia which was held at thatpoint. Among the Pasta present wore I'cnsMihior,No. 05; Colfax, No. 278; Stookwoli, No. 283; Car-roll, No. 378, of Delphi, aud Ilcnueaw, No, 24, ofAllien.

A Reunion of all regitnonls organized nt CampNoble during the war will beheld at New AlbanyAug. 2G, 27 and 2S, under the auspiaeu of SaudorbOiiPost.OHIO- .-

Finluy Stafford, Nownrk: July 21 was a red-lett- er

ooeasfon in the history of cmorl Post, No,71, Department of Ohio. G.A.lt. It was eapooiullyhonored by the applications for membership of twoof Nuwark'a dletiuguished soldiers from abroad,Maj.-Goi- i. W. . Woods, now JuhIicc of the bu- -

Court of the United Hlates; Mnj.-Ge- n. Wil-Hr- d

Warnor, late Uuilol Htatas Sotwitor from Ala-b'.in- u.

Hon. Kdwiu Siunot, one of our State Sen-ators, and three other reoruita. on that night alsofire&onted thomselvos aud ore promptly mustered

ranks aud presented with the G.A.R.badge. After the eoremouioa had been cuuoludedtheiollowiug romarks by Pant Commander SamuelJ. Kwing; "Such a f.eonc as we have wituoatcdtn-mg- ht has probably nt-v- before occurred in thiscountry. I refer to that of an soldieradminiMeiing uii obligation tonu Associate Justiceo! the highest court in the world, together with an

ar of the Somite of the United Stales. Itdemonstrates the power of the love of country andof the principles for which we fought, nnd the groatstrength of that comradeship which wns formedivliiie we Avere htrugcilusr toiiotnor to save the Nation's life. Lcniert Poat has been especially honored by the applications for momhorship of theseaiungmHueuo.-bQiautrs,nu- a mero.il lias lionoreditKMf in receiving them. I say especially honorod,because thuse emiuoiit cititeens could have unitedwith the Grand Army of the Republic at their

lioniee hnd they bo desired, but they pre-ferr- ad

to come all the wny luek to Newark, thehome of their young manhood, to unite with Uiobrave boys they had the honor to oommaud in thatdesperate struggle. They thus exhibited un aec-tionat- c

rogurd for tholr old comrades, und I amauro auoh a feeling is mutual. Wo are proud oftheir membership and of their prcsouco hereto-nig- Post Ooniuinnder, if that old battle-aearre- d

banner of the 70th Ohio had the poworofthought and of speech, what would itay to Com-rades Woods and Warner Would it notextend to them a kind and oordial greeting, andwelcome Ihom to tho ranks of Temort Post? Andwould it not have its story to tell of the grandaemevouiomp u wnneoa upon tne :iuia or battle?Aud would it not spoal; kindly and tenderly of thebrnve boys who wiiit down forever beuoath itsfolds? And would il not refer to the heroism of allthe living ovor whose heads il so proudly waves?I think it would. Standing there us it dous indumb fcllence, it is nevertheless a part and parcolof our organization, which would be incompletewithout it Its appearance testifies to its experiencennrt its loyalty, and long may it wave."

The report of this Department for the secondnatter of 1886 has been published, which bliousSle.iilaireofthe Department to be iunvery healthy

att' (iiianchtlly and othorwit-o- . And report allowsa aaln during the nuartor of 2,091 members and liPoata. There was lost from all iuim during the

1,80. In good standing now, CUi Posts,v Uh a total mombertdilp of 83,fKM. Gain ovor loss,1,811 Of the lose 0 were by death, 41 by honora-ble discharge, uud 236 by transfer. Only 18 worodikiiouombly disdiurgad, and 1,187 suspended ordropped,

C. M. RIUqoJioumj, Now Philadelphia ; AndrewCrawford Poet, No. 6 last month lost two good andfaithful comrades lis death John Tabor, lCIat Ohio,and Joseph Kolh, Co. G, MJtl. Ohio.

Almlra F Ilelriok, Van Wort : The mombors ofbcoU Post. jno. iwj, wore compinUuy taken by sur-prise on Tuesday evening, Aug S. by the ladies ofKeotl Corps. No. 16. When the Post clowid, then.mborH of the Corps, headed by the Presidout,Mrs. A. J. Gleason, llled in and presented tho Postwith a beautiful banner. The presentation iipceahwas delivered by the Corps President, aud was re-sponded to by Oominander J. "W, 1!0 in a few woll-cho- en

ronntrks. Rufreshmonui wore afterwardstorvedby the ladies.

A. It. Brown I'ost, atChilliooUic, mustered in flvoreoruita, four by application aud one by transfer.The Post Is in a haalthy condition mid will ore longroach a vory large membership.

PENNSYLVANIA.Jnmos T. Helohor, I'hlladalphia: G. W. Town

Post, No 4G, gave an oxeuraiuii to Augustine Pier,on the Delaware, on the Ulh hist, Tlie mi rubor ofcomradeo in utteudaucc, as well as visitors, wasY(ry large and the affair a gmtt auueess.

Tlie following new Posts of the G.A.R. have ly

been mualered in by Asa't AIJ't-Ge- n. Thos 'J. btewart: Rolmrt F. ICllfot Post, No. S'JC, Sjiringllun. Fraukiiu Co., 34 members; Ktias Itiuo I'oat,No. oSS.Ijiiidisburg. l'orry Co., 40 monibora; Ly-aaud- or

Robb Post, No. 684, lJruiu, Jiutlor Co., 21tuembera. Tlic following applieaUons have boonreceived, but the Posts have not yet been musti-io- d :

Xio. rc, ureeu, jtooioru tJo.. Ko, rg, l'leas- -ant Unity, slmorolnna Co.; No. 082, Limestone,

Co.; No. 33, Homer City, Indiana Co.; No.M. Onivity. . Wuyne Co.;. No. D30., Brownsville., . ,

Pa yet le Co.W. H. Taj-lor-

, Warren: Ebon H.Ford Post, No.CS0, layselniiii to one of the oldest living soldiersof the Union army Derrick K. Van Vochtcn. Tiiiscomrade was born Aug. 26 nvQ, At the timo ofthe breaking out of the rebellion he was over 60years of age, but ouhxludns a private in Co. U,10thPa. lleHirvea, Way 7, lbOl, and borved until May 13,JM2. when he uiu hoiioiab.y discharged. After aubort rohl, hutlng until Hept. 20, Jb42, heiu. a private iu Co. F, 15lst Pn. This was one oftht omok regiments sent out from this State,uud our soldier huw a large amount of active(service. There waa almost conWuiit hkirmishlugnl. along the Hue and one or two good-sixe- d bat-tln- a,

in wltiuh tin: 181st was ougngud, Thu lfilsl wasengaged atlho latttle of Gettysburg and most oftbu ottmmuiid captured, but on thu soeoudday, therob . bihiglniiiocoudltioulohold thubr prUouurs,

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mnI retitrncd to the Union line.(Am Aik rafcMUM 'n VelMe aud his companionswr Mt Vh Uw Parole m Rt Phi.adelpala, Pa.,"hDwm titer wta hotxmWy discharged from thodNHty. AfW Ums war this old ootnrade wont into

Wkv4mthe grocery bushioss, in whioh occupation ho con-tinued until tlie weight of years compelled him toretire from aetive life. He is a faithful. Christiancomrade, aud a credit both to tho Pott and the com-munity.POTOMAC

Fred It, Smith, Washington: At a regular meet-ing of Kit Carson Post, No. 2, held July 2.S, the fol-

lowing resolutions wore unanimously adojaed :" J.'veled, That tlie thanks of Po.t 2 are duo nnd

hereby tendered to the Hon, J. T. Johnston, of In-diana, for the sneal aud onurgy displayel by him inhaving a bill reported from tho Committee on WarClaims (11. R. X57) to the House of Representativeto give the District of Columbia Volunteers whoonlisted under aud prior to President Lincolu'Kcallof April 15, lbfll, for 76.OJ0 volunteers, S100 bounty."TENNESSEE.

John Wilson. Kflle: Wo havo two flourishingPo'-t-a out here in Unien County Post No. 41 andMaynardsville 1'ost, No. 42.

WISCONSIN- .-The Post at Viola R. Tl. DaTip, Commnndor;

L. F. PoitoH, Adjutants-ha- s adopled the following: " Htmo! iwf , By the mm&ers of Jerry

3W)in- - i'oaf . JVo. MIS, Department oj HVscotufn. ThatM'c view with alarm the manner in which the Presi-dent of the United State is vetoing the ttcuaionbills of our oomrades and their widows. JJcofi c.That while we do not protest from any politicalmotive, we claim it as our richt and duty to protestns the true ropreaentatives of the soldiers aud theirwidows, who have been injured by tho action of thoPresident in vetoing their duly approved claims."

REUNIONS.N. W. Lowoll, Secretorj-- , Ooroy, Pa.: Tho

111th Ph. will hold thoir nest Itouuion at thisplnee Aug. 36.

Daniel Long, Urhiiaa, III.: Champaigu Coun-ty Post, Xo. 129, lias been for aomo timo pro-pari-

to hold grand eoldiors' IJouniou nt thisplace. For this purpose committees woro

to solicit subscriptions lo dofray thoosrponsos of same, and quite n laro sum hasboon uubscribed. Wo have now docided to holdtho Keuuiou Sept. 2d, 29 and 30at Crystal LakePark. It is the intention of tho managers tomake ovcrytaitig as pleasant as possiblo for thovisitors. Plenty of tents will bo provided andabundance of provisions. On tho last day asham fight will take place. Soldiers from allregiments aud front every part of the countryare cordially invited to he proaeut.

A Beuniou of the surviving mouthers of tho20th lad. will be hold at Plymouth, Ind.,Aug. 25 aud 25, lSS. All comrades of thoregiment are requested to scud their names andpost-otil-oe addreas to Geo. C. Dorlaud, Secretary,Lb Potie, Ind., so that, as far as practicable, afull roster of the members may be prepared.

Isaac K. Young, Bristol, 111.: Tho second an-

nual Hetmion of tho 89th 111. will occur Sept.15 aud Hi, 1836, at Palmor llouso, Chicago, 111.

lloduced railroad fare on all roads centering inChicago. Gen. W. IL Gibson, 49lh Ohio, willbo present aud address the comrados.

O. V. Rowland, Paw Paw, Mich.: July 22 and23 Co. C, 3d Mich. Cav., aud Co. G, 19th Mich.,hold a Eeunion at Four Milo Lake, in thistownship. There woro 40 mombors of thoformer company present aud Hi of the latter.An excellent time was onjoyed by the old vet-orau- s.

It was the first Reunion of Co. C sincethey woro mustorod out of the service, iuMarch, 1800. It was dotcrmiued to hold an-

nual Rouuious in tho future. Tho companyWas organl7X'd by tho election of tho followingofficers: O. W. llowland, of Taw Paw, Captain ;Honry Chatfield, of South Haven, First Lieu-tenant; A. II. TJionipson, of Lawton, SecondLiouteuant; L. S. Russell, of Bangor, FirstSergeant; M. II. Hogmirc, of Arlington, Com-

missary Sergeant. All members of the com-pany who did not receive an invitation willplease suud name and address to me, in orderthat they may not bo overlooked in tho future.

W. J. Eanuolls, 105 Vino street, Cincinnati,O.: The sixth annual lleun ion of the 75th Ohiowill be hold at Mansfield, O., Aug. 27. llail-roa- ds

will soil rouud-tri- p tickols for one faro."Phil Piorco, Socrotary, Kavcnua, O.: Battery

A, 1st Ohio L. A., will hold its 20th annual Ke-

uuiou nt West Twin Lake, Portage County, 0.,ou August 10, 11 aud 12, ISr1!. Absent com-

rades are requested to forward thoir addressesto me.

Samuol C Lambert, La Salle, 111.: Tho sec-ond annual Rounion of Big Bend Veteran Ko-uni- on

Association of No rt horn Illinois will bobold at La Salle, 111., Sept, 15, 16 and 17. Noeifort on the part of committee will be sparedto ruako St a success. The following-name- d

comrades comprise the committee: A. J. Keid,L. Morrisaey, A. J. Roddick, G. B. Colo, J. Dully,T. W. Jordan, J. Burkhart; A. J. Boid, Chair-man ; J. Burkhart, Treasurer; Samuel C. Lam-bert, Socrotary.

James A. Underwood, Alloxan, Kan.: Thesecoud lieunion of tho Crippled Soldiers' Asso-ciation of tho Unitod States will bo held Sopt.7, 8 aud 9, at Lawrence, Kan.

John Barnard, Ithaca. N. Y.: Tho next lie-unio- n

of the 137th N. Y. Veteran Associationwill be hold at Ithaca, N. Y., Sopt. 25, 18SG.

Goorgo P. JIuwkos, Tuniplelon, Mass.: Tho21st Mass, will hold thoir annual Beuniou ontho "Old Camp Ground," in "Worcester, Aug.23. It will bo tho 25th anniversary of theirdeparture for the war in lbGl.

C. E. McFarland, Socrotary, Halifax, Pa.:Tho third Reunion of tho iGth Pa. will be heldat llnrrisburg, Pa., Sept. 17, 183G, tho anni-vorsar- y

of tho battle of Antiotam. Comradeswill please send thoir present address to theSecretary.

J. Q. Adams, Houlton, Me.: Tho members ofthe 6th Mo. battery will hold thoir annual Re-

union at Houlton, Aroostook Co., Me., Aug. 12aud 13, 1&6, in connection with tho G.A.R.Encampment.

J. Langton, Elyria, 0.: The annual Reunionof the 15th Ohio Indepondont Battery will behold in Elyria, 0., Sept. 1.

O. K. Moulder, Kokomo, Ind.: Tho first an-nual Rounion of tho 89th Ind. will be held atKokomo, Ind., Sopt. 14.

O. C. Hicks, Secretary, Bushncll, 111.: At thomooting of tho committee of tho Military TractSoldiers and Sailors' Reunion Association, heldat Monmouth, 111., May 25 lust, Bushncll waschosen as tho ilace to hold thoir second annualReunion, and the timo fixed was Sept. 23, 29aud 30, lebG.

R. W.Oliver, Lock-port- N. Y.: Battery M,1st N. Y. L. A., will hold its noxt aunual Ro-union at tho Ontario Hotol, Wilsou, Oct 14,18BG. A ganor.il attonduueo of its members isrequested.

W. C. Beck, Suspension Bridge, N. Y.: Tho22d annual Reuuion of Col. P. A. Portor's rcgi-mon- t,

tho Bth N. Y. II. A., will be hold at Al-bion, Orloeus Co., N. Y., on Monday, Aug. 23,18S6. All those who served with tho regimentare requested to make an effort to bo present.

W. J. Hurst, Wallsvillc, O.: On Oct. 8 tho3d Ohio will hold it's annual Reunion on thobattlofiold of Porryvillo, tho date being tho24th anniversary of that struggle. Tho 15thKy, has boon invited to bo proseut, and all oldHoldiers, no matter of what regimout, are cor-dially invited to participate in the Reunion.

The second annual Reunion of tho 31stCCruft's) Ind. will be held at Rockville, Ind.,Sept. 8 and 9. Tho surviving mombors are re-

quested to seud their name, company, audpresent post-offic- e addicss to George W. Miller,Sorgouut-Majo- r, Torre Haute, Ind.

John H. Short, Allogauy, Pa.: Tho Reunionof tho 140th Pa. will be held at MonongahelaCity, Pu., on the 4th Tuesday of August.

J. S.Anaoron, Rochester. Pa,: The lOOlh I'a.will hold thoir annual Rounion at this placeAug. 25, 18S6.

Wtu. W.CIuott, Secretary, 1010 Wost Madisonstreet, Chiuayo, 111.: A Reunion of the survivorsof the 57th 111. will be hold at Galva, 111., Oct.6 and 7.

Leo Taylor, Wichita, Kan.: About 12 mem-ber of tho Ulh 111. who reside in this vicinityhave oxproasod their intention to attend theGreat Bend Reunion at La Salic, 111., Sept. 15,1G and 17.

Sam R. Boll, Socrotary, 212 Grand avenue,Milwaukee, Wis.: Tho fourth annual Reunionof the Society of the 2th Wis. will be held in

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON, D. 0., THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 18SG.

tho Armory building at this plnco Sept 23 and21 next. Comrades whose names aro not al-

ready with tho Secretary will please forwardthem.

II. P. Whipple, Waterloo, Wis.: Tho 29thWis. will hold a Reunion at this placo Sopt. 9.

J. A. Soliday, Academy, Iud.: The first Ro-

union of tho 12th Ohio Cav. will bo held atBucyrus, 0., Sopt. 15 aud lfi, 1SS0. All surviv-ors of the regiment are cordially invited to bopresent, as a regimental association will bo or-ganized at that timo. Pass tho word alongtho line, boys, aud bo ready for boots aud sad-dlo- s.

A. M. Dildcen, Secretary, Fosloria, 0.: Tho21st annual Reunion of tho 49th Ohio will bohold on Thursday, Sept. 2, 155G, at Casey, O.This is to boa joint mcctiugof the 15th and49th, who were brigaded together during tholate unpleasantness.

F. B. Nickorson. Grconwich, O.: Tho surviv-ors of tho 8th Ohio will hold thoir next Re-

union at Cleveland, O., Sept. 17, tho anniver-sary of tho battlo of Antiotam.

W. H. Walling, Pottsdam. N. Y.: Tho IGthN. Y. will hold a Reunion at this placo Aug. 31 J

and bept. 1 and 2.E. E. Lucas, Coldwator, Mich.: Tho fifth Re-nni-

of Battery G (Lanphcrc's), 1st Mich. L.A. was held at Coldwator, Mich., Aug. 11.

P. Byrne, Secretary, Seneca Falls, N. Y.: Tho33d N. Y. will hold a Rounion at Waterloo, N.Y., Aug. 2G.

C. II. Kimball, Secretary, Medina, 0.: Theannual Reunion of the 103d Ohio will bo heldat Brooklyn Village, O., Aug. 17, 18, 19 and 20,instead of from Aug. 2--1 to 27, as heretoforeannounced.

Col. T. J. Edwards, Dowagiac, Mich.: Thoeighth annual Reunion of tho Soldiers aud Sail-or- e'

Association of Southwestern Michigan willbo hold at Kalama7)o, Mich., Aug. 17 to 20 in-

clusive.F. E. Martoll, Cambridgpport, Mass.: The an-

nual Reunion of Co. H, 6th Vt, will bo holdat Roxbury, Vt., Aug. 13.

Tho 130th I nd., which marched to tho front in18G4 1,000 strong, held a regimental Reunionat Kokomo, Iud., ou tho 9th inat. Tho citywas stirred by the martial music and tho boomof cannon. Mayor Moulder mado tho addressof wclcomo at tho Court-hous- e, which was re-

sponded tobj'Col. Charles S. Parish, of Wabash.The remainder of tho day was spent iu tollingarmy reminiscences and enjoying a generalgood time. There wore about 40 mombors oftho rcgimcut present. Tho next meeting willbo held in Wabash Aug. 0, 1&S7. Maj. MelSeward, of Russiavillo, was chosen Presidentof the organization, nnd A. P. Hcndrickson, ofIndianapolis, Secretary.

M. J. Sloan, Jefferson, O.: Tho eighth annualRounion of the 177th Ohio will bo hold Aug. 19and 20 on tho fair grouuds. You can provideyour own rations; a cook stovo, tables anddishes will bo at your service. Somo of thohalls will bo furnished with straw or mat tresses,so if you bring your blankets you will find agood placo to camp out, as many of us did lastyear. Hotels and boardiug-housosar- o near ifwanted. There will bo a business meeting at 3p. m. tho first day, and experienco meeting inthe ovtning.

H. F. Chew. Camden, N. J.: There will bo aReunion of tho survivors of the 12th N. J. atClayton, N. J., Sept, 4.

E. T. Jenkins, Sullivan, 111.: The old soldiersof Moultrie County will hold a Rounion at thisplaco Sept. 9 and 10, under tho auspices of thoGrand Army.

S. F. Murphy, Allegan, Mich.: Tho Reunionof tho ith Mich. Cav. was held at Owosso, Mich.,on the 12th inst, in connection with tho Re-union of tho Central Michigan Soldiers audSailors' Association, which was held at thatplaco on tho 11th, 12th aud 13th inst.

W. R. Matthews, Sturgis, Mich.: Tho 20thannual Reunion of tho 11th Mich, aud 4thMich, battery will bo held at this placo Aug. 21.Tho 19th Mich, will also hold a Reunion at thusame time and place.

W. M. Barns, Williamsburg, O.: Tho S9thOhio will hold a Reunion at Uatuvia, O., Sept. 22.

Reunions of Indiana troops will bo held asfollows: 74th Ind. at Warsaw Aug. 14, and ageneral Reunion of soldiers at tho samo placeAug. 13, 14, 13 aud 16; 44th Ind. at Ft. WayneOct. 13; Spencer County soldiers nt Dale Sept.14, 15 and 16; general Rounion of soldiers atSpoucer Sept 16 and 17; 73d Ind. at PlymouthAug. 25 aud 2G; 31st Ind. at RockvilloSept. 8and 9; 20th Ind., heretofore announced to boheld at Logansport July 1 and 2, po3tpoucduntil Sept. 1; Northern Indiana and SouthernMichigan Soldiers and Sailors' Association,changed from Michigan City to LaPorte, Sept.1 and 2; 31th Iud. (Morton Rifles) at AndersonSept. 21, tho 25th anniversary of tho day onwhich tho regiment was mustered into service.

Seneca Allen, Cuba, N. Y.: Tho next Reunionof the H5th N. Y. will bo held at Portage, N. Y.,Aug. 20.

Allen R. Robinson, Tower ITill, 111.: Therewill be a soldiers' Reunion at this place Oct. 7and 8. Tho boys of tho 114th Ohio aro espe-cially invited, together with all other soldiers.

B. T. St. Joitn, Secretary, Now Genesee, III.:The 4Gth 111. will hold a Reunion at Sterling,111., Aug. 21, 25 aud 26, iu connection with thoReunion of tho old soldiers of Lee, OglonudWhiteside Counties. Every survivor of thatregiment who has not received a notice of Re-

union by mail will pleaso send his address tome.

"United Wo Stand, Divided We Fall."To Tin: Editor: I notico in a recent issuo a

call for tho organization of a society to bokuowu as tho " Union Veterans' Union," to bocomposed only of men who served at the frontbetween April 12, 1861, and April, 1665. Idoubt very much if this will materially benefitus. On tho contrary, 1 think it will divide ourstrength. While suclt an organization wouldnot bar out tho veteran, it would cxcludo a greatmany who, though their battles were blood-less and their marches few, went into tho armyanimated by tho same patriotic and loyal prin-ciples that carried you aud mo to the front iuApril, 1861. Let U3 not at this late day attemptto build a feuco between ourselves and thosewho camo in at tho 11th hour. I've read of aninstance where those coming in at tho 11thhour received every man his penny, samo astbo3Q who were hired earlier. Our days as anorganization aro limited. Let us not do any-thing to further curtail thotu. It is arguedthat this union will not conflict with tho GrandArmy. If this were truo I would not oppose it,but I do not belicvo it. Whatovcr strengthit guins will be drawn from tho ranks of thoGrand Army, und tho majority of soldicra can-not afford to maintain two organizations ; con-sequently tho G.A.R. must bo weakened. Whatthe combined clforts of the G.A.R. cannot se-

cure for tho soldier tho divided efforts of thotoo will uot. It is on this ground mainly thatI oppose tho movement; aud, further, if thovoluutcerof 1861 or lbG5 feelslhat ho did hiswholeduty, 1 will uot dispute it with him now,aud am unwilling to debar him from auy of thorights and benefits he can securo through suchservice, though ho may never have smelt pow-der or heard a bullet whistle. Let him standalongside, shoulder to shoulder, basing hisclaims on tho real merits of his case. Don't letus divido our strength. We need every manwo'vo got. Let him who doubts it count thovetoes recently sent to Congress. S. W. Binu,Ashland, Wis.

Union Veteran Legion.To TJin Editor: Encampment No. 7, Union

Veteran Legion, was mustered iu at Bradford,Pa., July 26, with tho following ollicers: Com-

mander, S. D. Heifner; First Lieut., W. K.Laney; Second Lieut., C. E. Harringtou; O. ofD., L. F. Ellis; Adj't, M. Albert; Q. M.. T. Gal-labo- r;

Chap., II. H. Tareirt; O. of G., N. S.Siggius. No. 7 starts oil with 36 charter mem-bers and 10 recruits. Joun IL Suobt, Alle-gany, Pu.

A War Ucdal Found.Mr. Chris. Mead, of tho Surgeon-General- 's

Office, Washington, D. C, while visitiug thobattlefield of Bull Run, Vn., recently, foundseveral relics of thu battle, among them a brassmedal about tho size of uu old copper cent,bearing on oue side tho words, " Gen. Geo. B.McClollan" surrounding a profile of tho Gen-eral, and on the other side tho inscription,'Augustus Marquart, Co. A, 3d Rog't, P. R.V. C,

Reading, Pu." Mr. Mead will be happy tosolid tho medal to Mr. Marquart, or auy of hisrelatives, if they will communicate with him.Mr. Mead served in tho 11th Mass. in both thofirst aud socoud battles of Bull Ruu.

Years Teach More Tltau ItooU.Among othor valuable lessous imparted by

this teacher is the fact that for a very long timoDr. Pierce's " Golden Mcdk-a- l Discovery " hasbeen thoptinccof liver correctives and bloodpurifiers, being the household physician of thopoor mail and tho able consulting physician totho rich patient, and praised by all for its mag-nificent bcrvicu and otllcacy in all diseases of achronic nature, as malarial poisoning, ailmentsof tho respiratory aud digestivo systems, liverdisease and in all cases whore tho use of unalternative remedy is indicated.

RELIEF CORPS NEWS,

Glcjjnins from Naliopal Headquar-

ters Notes from the Departments.

HEADQUAnTEES Woit.VX'S RELIEF COEr3,Eostox. Mass.

SAKAn 12. Fclt.kk, National President.Kleaxou 1!. WiiBKLim. National Secretary.

' Auo. 5, 1SSG.

Tho Midsnmmcrweather has its discomforts,may be, but no othor scuon briug3 as largo ameasure of delight. Tho noontide may be un-

endurable and tho dusty streets aud roads fullof discomfort; but think of tho woods, where itis always cool and shady, and of tho evenings,when nearly always a breezo springs up.

Reports come to us nearly overy day of ReliefCorps who are enjoying tho refreshing breezesattending lake or river excursions, or who hadjoined with their Posts iu n picuic in somo coolgrove or on somo river bank.

Certainly there is nothing more plca3.intjorconducive to good fraternal feeling than a pic-

nic. Hero overy one feels perfectly at homo intho freo open air; restraint wears away andformality is dropped.

Wo feci sure that tho best feeling exists be-

tween every Post and Corpi giving a joiut pic-

nic or excursion. Tho fact that they care tomingle in a strictly social way is proof suff-icient of "good fellowship."

Department Gleanings.

DEPARTMENT OP OREGON.Dear Tmiiusi:: I know you would liko to hear

of the Ladic,' Kelicf Corps, No. 2. in the " Far-ot- T

Oregon." The ladies of Geo. Wright Kcllcf Corp.No. 2. Portland. paid a fraternal vUit to Geo. WrightPost. No. 1, at their hall Friday evening. July 2.

A we passed by the altar, with our new. beauti-ful bauner heading, our President, Mrs. Ko?u "SI.

Martin, who had lieen given a magnilleetit bouquetof llowcra by oue of the new members of tho Corps,made an altar ollering of il.

After a few hearty words of welcome by PostCommander J. T. Wright, tho song "MarchingThrough Georgia" was sung with cnthusisu.ni.Then our President delivered an addreaf, "OurLoyal Women," bringing in points nbout thohospitals. She spoke tenderly of how tho boldicrswcro cared for by the ladies. She also referred tothe Sanitary CommU'don, and asked how manycomrades had eaten a meal nt the Coopers' shop inPhiladelphia. Two responded, and alio Miid thatno soldier overwent through Philadelphia hungry.She naid tributes to the woman who was loyal totemperance (Lucy Hayes) and to the loyal heartsthat had responded to tho Woman's Relief Corps,nud of those that had neither husbands or brothersiu the Grand Army.

After the song "Just Dcforo the Battle" wasMing, this address Avas eloquently responded to byComrade C. V. Fay, after which u bountiful supplyof home-miid- e eake nud ice cream were served uuda social, good time was indulged in.

During the evening tho President took the bou-quet that had been used as an altar ollering nndpresented it to Comrade It. 12. Chamberlain, hohaving been iu tho rebel prison the longest of anyof the Grand Army soldiers in Portland.

Tho most happy relations havo always existedbetween the Pott and tho Corps. Pinkio C Sears,Corresponding Secretary.

DEPAETMENT OF NEW YORK.Dhau Triucxe: I have been asked to tell you

something nbout the second annual picnic of Sum-ner Post and Corps, in Elm Park July 0.

Iu the iirit place, the beat feeling exists betweenour Corps and Post, nnd we were sure of a goodlime when another picnic was suggested. It wasn lovely day iu spile of our fears for weeks aheadthat it would surely rain, aud tho pcoplo justteemed to come iu swnrins. We had n dancingplat form, which kept the young pcoplo bmynnd,indeed, many of the comrades and their wives.who4c hearts are still young. The Indies servedrefreshments, including ice cream, cake and lem-onade, besides the stibstantials.

In the afternoon, when the crowd was the thick-est. Comrade S. G. Haytcr. of Alexander HamiltonPost, attracted the crowd around the music stand,nnd in some well-chose- n words abounding in hu-mor presented tho President.' Mrs. Hcbnn C'hap-pcll- c,

with a handsome gold badge, unique indesign, of the W.U.C. and G.A.lt. It was n com-plete surprise lo Mrs. Chappcltc, which is unusualin such cases; but she received the gift nud thuhonor in u few heartfelt words', between tears amismiles. Many comrades and their wives from sur-rounding towns were present, and everybody wenthomo feeling glad they came nnd with the feelingof fraternity btroui; iu their hearts. One who wasthere.

DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA.Dn.vn TninuNE: Heintzclman Post nnd Corps, of

San Diego, have ninny pleasant times together,aud the evening of July 1C was one of them. Lustevening at Armory Hall occurred the celebrationof tho third anniversary of the organization of theWoman's Relief Corps, it leing also the occasionfor the presentation to Heintzclman Pot, G.A.K.,of n hiud-om- u silk ling. Mrs. If. L. Story. Presi-dent, en behalf of the Itelief Corps, presented tlicflag to the Post, accompanying It with words mo3tappropriate.

Comrade M. A. Luce, receiving tho flag, made rtspeech which elicited frequent applause, uud at itsconclusion three rousing cheers were civen by theGrand Army comrades for Corps No. 1, Departmentof California, Heintzclman Post receiving n likecompliment at the hands of tho City Guards, whowere procnt in full uniform. Tho ceremony wasfull of interest nnd Impressive throughout. Theway the good things disappeared from the well-spre- ad

tables spoke volumes for thu skill of tholadies iu the art of cookery, and at the conclusionof supper dancing claimed its usual number ofdevotees.

Rod Mnthcson Relief Corps, of Hcaldsburg, Mtv.lun ma 12. Hall President, at a recent entertainmentnetted 80 for its relief fund. This Corpj is full ofbee-worke- and is milking rapid progress.

Mrs. Jane U. Uusiell, Department President, in-stituted Fnrragut Relief Corps, No. 30, at Vallejo,July 27. The following ollicers wcro installed:Pres., Mary J. McCool; S. V.-I- '., Annie 12. Roney;.1. V.-P- ., I.ysta A. Voorhees; See., Anita Hubbard;Treas., Mary Newcouib; Chap., Mary Farmer;Corre-poudct- it. Susan A. Right; Am'I Correspond-ent, Suiu Edgecombe; G., Acliuu J. Crowell:Ass't G., Annie M. Hoffman. After the services ofiiistulhitiounu informal mcctingwas held, in whichFarragut Post joined. This new Corps Marts outunder very favorable auspices, uud promises to bean active Corjis In the Department. I. L. Pnhne,Co. A, Goth Ohio.

Kdlson's Latest Conception.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison is quoted in n recentinterview ns saying : "As soon as I can findtimo to go to Florida I am going to malco somooxpcriiuents with earth currents. I cannot doit here, becauso there is too much mineral intho soil. It is well known that if an earth cur-rent crosses a wire at right angles there is butlittle, if any, appreciable effect made upon it.Tho greatest power is fcU where the wire andcurrents run iu parallel directions. Iu I'ostoaI have run a wire six hours with the auroraborcalis without a battery. If I had had a rodat that timo running from New York to BostonI would havo had electrical power enough ouit to run all tho machinery in Boston. Well, akuowlcdgo of tho earth currents may revolu-tionize telegraphy. It may revolutionize thometeorological bureau system nnd make it pos-siblo to forecast tho weather exactly. Tele-graphic wires, sooner of later, will bo a thingof tho past, I believe. They aro cxpensivo audcumbersome aud why uso them if you canmako an instrument that will bo sensitive totho natural earth current? "

What Sho was Talking About.

Jmrpcr llazar.1A young teacher in ono of our primary de-

partments spent tho greater part of an after-uoo- n

in describing thu nppcarauco and habitsof tho mole to her class. And when she hadfinished she said : " Now, children, I want youall to try and remember what I havo told you,for I shall cull upon one of you to repoat it to-

morrow." Accordingly onitho morrow shobegan bj asking, " What did I talk nbout yes-terday?" Up flew a dozen, hands iu tho air,signifying that tho owuera were ready withtho answer. " You may tell mo, Carrio," saidtho young teacher, singling out a five-year-ol-

who had become uncommonly eager, and thofive-year-ol- d, with aboaming smile, iu n loudand cheerful voice proclaimed, "A wart I"

Xo " Classes "In CrcmutloiuuP,dl Hall Oaetlte.

Another thing they inanago better in France.Any ono so fortunate, or uufortunato as thocaso may bo to die at the end of August, caudirect his cast-of- T coil to bo disposed of by thosimple aud natural method iu ono of four cre-matoriums costing 350,000f. Price, 12s., withabsolute equality, as is most fitting in tho ac-

companiments of death. There are to bo no"classes" in cremation, at any rato. Alreadyartists aud goldsmiths aud bronze casters aropreparing to surround tho new method withtho old picturesque uud beautiful associations,and tho Parisians are thankful, as they wellmay be, for the boon that is offered them.

Very Important.Jf.irper's Aisur.

Clam (Bobby's big sister) "I heard fathercalling you a little awhile ago, Bobby."

Bobby" Did ho say Robert or Bobby ?"Clara "Ho said Robert."Robert (with a serious look in his oyes

"Then I guess I better seo what ho wants."

Aycr's Ague Cure uovor fails to euro feveraud nguo aud malarial disorders. Warranted.

SONS OF VETERANS.WALTERS. Payc. Commander-in-Chie- f, Foatoria,

Ohio.T. O. Carlisle, Adjutant-Genera- l, Fostorln, O.THE MICHIGAN BOY3 SIND FOUR DAY3 IN

CAMP.To the Editor: Our Encampment has taken

place nnd is counted in the past. F. "W. Kowhonwas elected, but declined to servo another year;another ballot was had and Lieut.-Co- l. Hall wasthereupon elected Colonel byamnjorltyof 15 votes.Hall is a splendid man and the choice was ft good one.He is conscientious to the last degree, and it wmvery effecting toscchirn when he took command cutof Rowlson's hands. The other ollicers elected areas follows. Jjieut.-Col- ., Clios. A.Gurney.Hart;Maj.,George O. Pratt. Detroit; Chap., iter. W. T. Ileal,Whitehall. Council Earl Hemcnway, Hartford; (i.T. Chupel, Jtockford; H. B. Hryan, Charlotte. Mem-ber of Council-iri-Chi- ef V. J. Post, Grand Rapids.Delcgate-at-Larg- e F. D. Eddy, Lowell; Alternate-at-lirg-u.

Earl Hemcnway, Hartford. Delegateregular j, O. L. Partridge, Alpena; Alternateiregular),Sidncy A. I'or.iguer, Reading. The Colo-

nel, after being installed in tho evening by Col. F.V. RawLson, appointed on hisstatl the following

brothers: Inspector, Chas. E. Davis, Grand Rapids ;Mustering Oilicer, Fred. A. Rogers. Reading;Judge-Advocat- e, Hooton II. Bryan, Charlotte.Other nppointments will bo mndo Inter. The flrstday in camp (Tuesday) was devoted mainly to en-rollment nnd making camp, and on Tuesday even-ing we gjt in running order, nnd posted our picketsand guards in military order, which were dividedinto three reliefs. Wednesday at 3:3) a. ui. thoflrst reveille was sounded, nnd it was very hard forthe boys to jump out that early; they got used to itbefore camp was broken. Wednesday forenoon woheld dress parnde, guard mounting and companydrill. At 2 p. m. the prize drill occurred. Camp 1 1,of Grand lipids, went through the movements Ingood shape, marching nnd executing alt in quicktime, under ft fearful July sun, nud beside in awheat-fetubbl- o field without music. They were ap-plauded many times fur their good work and cap-tured tirst prize, a lino suuro drum; the eevoiidprize, nn altar P.ible. lettered nicely, was given toCnmp 15. Wednesday dress parade was hud, atwhich 115 men, armed, were iu lino. 1 lie S. of V.Division Rand discoursed music thu entire week.Thursday at 1 p. m. tho annual purade was had,with not less than S00 men in line. Immediatelyafter the command marched buck to cam p and haddress parnde and salute nt sunset befoajHlhmissal.The Ladies' Cornet Rand, of Grand IXdge, werevery kind iu furnishing the Cnmp often with excel-lent music. Thus closed the tirst Drill Eucft iip-me- nt

of the Michigan Division, which proved usuccess in overy resect, nnd other Di vision? woulddo well to follow. The only thing to mar the pleas-ant feeling was the hoodlums of Grand Ledge, whotried two nights in succession to pull up and cuttents, hut were foiled by the vigilance of theguards,who captured two nnd placed them in the guard-house, wounded one in the leg with a bayonet, anddrovo some 10 or 12 of them over the river banks,which ended their trying to fool with the Sons.Friday morning annual session was called to orderat 10 o'cluck, with Col. Rowlson in tho chair,though hardly able to keep his seat, having beenquite sick the evening before. The forenoon wasdevoted to appointment of different committees,ollicers' reports, etc. The report of Col. Rowlsonshowed that at thu beginning of his term therewere 75 Camps with IW men. At ths close of histerm he turns over 55 enmns and I'.ffi'l men. TheRains during the year have been 10 Camps with1,070 men; losses, 102 members from all causes.Afternoon session called to order at 1 p. in.. By-La- ws

for Divisions adopted, resolutions were pass-ed, mid many changes in Rules and Itegulatiomacted upon and advised, when election of ollicersfook place, as previously given. The ollicers wereinstalled in the evening by Col. Rowlson. At clo-- o

of Encampment the leave takings aud good-bye- s

between the brothers and Past Col. IJowlson werequite allccting, ns ho had during tho year madefriends which caused some regret to part with.Taken all iu all, the first annual Drill Encampmentnud the third annual business session of MichiganDivision was successful beyond expectation, theboys going home well pleased, except those whopulled wires nil the week and gr.t left; nnd. ofcourse, some must be disappointed. Correspond-ent.

NEWS FROM TIIE VARIOUS DIVISION?.Massachusetts. Camps are about to ho mustered

at Boston and Cambridge. Now.what Eastern broth-ers want and what they think they are entitled to is,that the annual Encampment of 1387 be held ir. Bos-ton, Moss. We have in tlie State upwards of CO activeCamps, and It has never been the good fortune ofMassachusetts to sec nn annual Encampmentnearer than 200 miles away up in Maine, where, if Imistake not. it was once held. Thu brotuer ismistaken. Encampments have been held in Pitts-burg in 1SS2, iu lb3 nt Columbus. O.; in 133 J atPhiladelphia, In 1WS5 at Grand Rapids, Mich. En.The factions in Massachusetts arc united, and tostrengthen this unison asks that this Division bepaid the compliment of having the Encampmentfor 18S7 within her borders. Buintlo is from 100 to500 miles from us, and last year all brothers mustadmit that Grand Itapids was nearer Minnesotathan Massachusetts. As wc are to have Camps inBoston it seems flttinc nud proper that Boston ourBoston, the " Hub of the Universe" should see thesixth annual Encampment. Under the skillfulguidance of Post First Grand Division CommanderII. V. Kent one of tho lines! Camps in the Divisionis being instituted. Every man in it is a businessman, bouicof them connected with the flrst inter-ests of Boston. The thanks of the Division are dueto Brother Kent for his zeal in forwarding our in-terests in Boston and vicinity. II. S. C.

Kansas. Atlanta Cnmp, No. 60. was orgnnizednear Rest on the evening of July 17 with 10 chartermembers. Tho Camp was mustered by CommanderA. C. Borden, of Atlanta Post. No. 270. KansasDivision, G.A.R. Already some five or six applica-tions are reported, and n probability of some 20more within tho next two or three months. This Uregarded by the G.A.R. n a good showing for acountry organization. C. W. Isenburg, Captain.

Ohio. The Ohio Division reports 2,015 membersIn good standing. A colored Camp was musterednt Chllhcothe, Monday. Aug. 2. Lieut.-Co- l. W.D. A. O'Brien, ofSpringfield, expects to remove toSt. Louis, Mo. Col. O. F. Moore Camp, No. 120,Sedan, Scioto County, was mustered with tlie fol-lowing ollicers: Capt., JesseShunnon; First Lieut.,R. E. Dean; Second Lieut., C. E. McCoy; O.S.,Elmer McJunkin; Q. S., Frank Carroll. Stead-ma- n

Camp. No. 116, Kent. Portage County, waamustered June 30 by Im J. Morrison, of Akron.The ollicers are: Capt., Chas. Able; First Lieut..John Bcchtler; Second Lieut., F. L. Smith; O. S.,C. A. Iredell ; Q. M. S., W. H. Hazen. Applica-tions for charters have been approved as follows:Camp 117, Conroy, Van Wert County: 119, Belpre,'Washington County; 121, Lodi, Medina County;122. Woodstock, Champaign County; 125, Rushville,Fairfield County; 123, McComb, Hancock County;132, Waterloo, Luwrcneo County. Camp 121 For-est, Hardin County, was mustered by Brother Geo.Leonard, of Urbanu. Ollicers ; Capt.. L. A. I'ercc ;First Lieut., C. O. Wells ; Second Lieut., L. A.Conklin; O. S A. E.Perce: Q. M. S.. GranvilleParks, jr. Camp 126, Belle Center. Logan, wasalso mustered by Capt. Leonard. Capt., F. M.Drake; First Lieut., Wm. Kennedy; SecondLieut., John Mclntyre.

Orrnlng a Hirer.Sacramento Cat.) BeeJ

A man who cm got hold of a good river andhold on to it will bo iu a fair way to becomerich, provided the Legislature givo him a titleto tho water. There arc still a few rivers un-

appropriated in Caiifornia, but they aro fastbeing taken up. Should the extra session pro-gram be carried out, a river will bo about thofinest kind of property that u Uaiilornian canown. It will iucreaso in valuo every year, andneeds no fencing or cultivation. It is a featureof tho appropriation program to make watercharges a lien upon the land irrigated. Thissort of lien is much better and surer than amortgage. "Givo mo all the rivera of Califor-nia and I will soon own all tho land." Thoauthorship of this saying is iu historical doubt,but wo shall not go far astray in attributing itto a distinguished Turkish gentleman, re-

nowned as a wholesale dealer in land andwater.

m

A Strong Inducement."I want all of you children," said Deacon

Bucrag, " to do what you can to induco othersto come to tho Sunday school and or learn tobo good. I want you to"

"Are we goin' to have a picnic this Summer ?"interrupted a small Christian.

" I prcsnmo so," replied tho deacon. " Why,Tommy?"

"'Causo I can get Chubby Whito to come toSunday school if wo are."

Poisoned by a Handkerchief.Chicago Times.'

A young man at Brodhead, Wis., injured hisarm slightly on a barbed wire feuco. and tostop tho bleeding he wrapped a red silk hand-kerchief about it. In a day or two lib armswelled, and soon his whole system waa atrectcdby blood poisoning, caused by tho coloring mat-ter of tlic handkerchief. Ho is in u precariouscondition.

Delicate DiseasesOf either sox, however induced, promptly,thoroughly and permanently cured. Seud 10cents in stamps for largo illustrated treatise.World's Dispensary Medical Association, 663Main street, BufTalo, N. Y.

It hi a curious fact that the sun never shines sohot on the baseball ground as it does on tho harvestHeld. JVeie Holland (I'a.) Clarion.

Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice, hav-iu-g

had placed in his hands by an East Indiamissionary tho formula of a simple vegetableremedy for tho speedy aud permanent cure ofConsumption, Bronchitis", Catarrh, Asthma andall throit and Lung Affections, also a positiveand radical cure for Nervous Debility and allNervous Complaints,aftor having tested its won-derful curativo powers in thousands of cases.hasMt it liia duty to mako it known to his suffer-ing fellows. Actuated hi' this motive aud udosiro to relieve human suffering, I will sendfree of charge, to all who desire it, this recipe,in German, French or English, with full direc-tions for preparing and using. Sent by mailby addressing with stamp, naming this paper,W. A. No yes, 1 iOVoicer's Llock, Rochester, N. Y.

THE G.A.R. VETERAIS.(Continued from 2d page.)

experience here will ba one to which ttwy oan al-ways look baelc with pteaoura.

THS " INVASION" Or CALUKHINJA.A special to th Boston lEeruttl, diUd Sun

Francisco, Ang. 2, mjn:This invasion of California by the vters f

an army which never campaigned within 2,000miles of the Golden Gate would have appearedas among the wildest rf Munchausen venturesIn that era when this same grand army wasgathering its strength and ruintr into imper-ishable renown. When the great; rebellionstruggle was begun, such a route .is a railroadline to the P.iciffe Const existed, if it wa seri-ously contemplated at all, only in the purposeof scheming men who held it as a far-awa- y en-terprise. No one else deemed the scheme at allpracticable. It was nos till the star of thewhilom Confederacy had changed to a depart-ing meteor that the magic iron band tied thewestern slope in a certain, union knot. Thispilgnmago is indeed a romance even in thebroadest light of prosaic facts. This wonderfuljourney from tho Bay of the Pilgrims to thoHarbor of the Argonauts has created a notableimpression. Said one of tho Pino Tree vote :

"I didn't begin to know how big a country wowas a fitin' for," and this sentiment has rooteditsolf deep in tho hearts of thousands of thoboys in blno who never wore west of the Mis-sissippi before; yes, thousands who wero neverwest of the Allcganies save, perhaps", for a briefcampaign. No railroad to this rendezvous ofthe Grand Army when Vicksburg wa3 bat-tor- cd

and captured, and when Gettysburg be-

came tho illuminating word on a splendid scrollof fame while now five or six great iron linesacross tho prairierf, the desert and the Rockies,scramble for the carriage of the veterans whosaved a Union upon which this fiiir territoryhung as at best but an uncertain fringe. Thegreat mass of the delegates nnd visitors havebeen transported hither substantially accord-ing to agreement and expectation. There havebeen fewer mishaps and delays than might havebeen reasonably expected. The journey wasnot so fatiguing as nearly all supposed it wouldbe, and the big crowd is in good humor, and thovets aro ready for 3omo business and a greatdeal of pleasure. There is so much of enjoy-ment in the program that tho business side ofthe Encampment will not be drawn out to anynndno length.

A3 TO PENSIONS.

There aro somo important topics of legisla-tion in this Encampment. Sir. E. B. Loring,tho ubiquitous, irrepressible service pensionadvocate, is a delegate from the Department ofMassachusetts, and ho is putting in all thowork possible for his pet measure. He is anable, adroit worker, sincere and determined.He brings forward some hard nuts for his op-

ponents to crack in the shapo of the presentwretched system of inequality and injustice inthe administration of the Pension Departmentof tho Government. He shows np the absurdi-ties of the present allowances, proofs requiredaud disallowances to worthy and needy appli-cants. He aflirms that all the beats and bum-mers have got pensions becauso their " hos-

pital records" are perfect, an I ho says, "Nowlot us make sure that the deserving ones get apcusion." He would "make sure" of it bygranting every soldier a pension. All tho wayfrom Boston Comrade Loring na3 pushed hisscheme. He mixes truth and sophistry sonoatly that a good many of the veto receive itas a good dose.

THE GRAND RECKFTION.Vigorous electioneering 13 already in pro-

gress, although legislative sessions of tho En-campment do not begin until Wednesday. Thedifferent representative delegations are all in,and tho great crowds accompanying the veteranexcursionists have pretty much ceased to bur-den the railroads. The threo sections from NewEngland reached here early this morningabout together. There is already cvidenco ofsuch a reception a3 tho Eastern people rarelyexperience. So far as the arrangements havodeveloped, tho machinery seems simple andample, though in assignment of lodgings thoclerical force was insufficient. Everything ison a prodigal scale, and it is the general opin-ion that the G. A. R. i3 here to enjoy tho hos-

pitality hitherto unapproached, aud a magnifi-cence of ovation which, will probably againnever bo repeated. The different local Post3aro to givo generous and costly receptions,while the general committee has laid out a pro-gram for the most elaborate crowning of aking. There are concerts, receptions, banquets,excursions, campfires, and a most ingeniousround of pleasures, all on a magnificent scale.All day the great inner square of the PalaceHotel has resounded with tho best of bandmusic The Department of Kansas has broughton a band and drum corps, which is attractingmuch attention.

THE DECORATIONS

in the city are marvelously protuso and generally artistic; but no matter for the art, thocitizens arc " mad" in the banting and paintedcottou lino. The streets are well-nig- h thatchedwith streamers and tho walls are spangled withmottoes and miliums of yards of cambric. Sev-eral of the structures are admirable, and a goodmauy mammoth battlo pieces, well painted,are introduced. It looks as though prices areto bo rcasooablo here. The people here aresurprised at tho large number of New Englandexcursionists present. There aro over 1,200from Massachusetts. The Maine and Connecti-cut headquarters are at tho Grand Hotel. TheNew Hampshire is at tho Occidental, the Ver-mont at the Palace Hotel, while the Massachu-setts headquarters was fixed upon Stocktonstreet, but may be cbauged. It is a comforta-ble spot when reached, but quite a number oftho delegates arc displeased at the locating ofsuch important headquarters away outside oftho great center of the visiting througs. Thereis to bo a surfeit of parades comingIn the forenoon comes tho grand parade of theEncampment, and in tho evening an illumi-nated parade on tho occasion of welcomingCommander-in-Chie- f Burdett to San Francisco.Thousands of visitors have inspected

TIIE GRAND ARCHover Market street. It is the mo3fc pretentionscelebration arch ever constructed in connectionwith veteran festivities. It has niches and but-tresses for the reception of life-siz- e statues em-

blematic of war characters and doeds. Thereis no lack of satisfactory accommodations. Sev-eral Massachusetts veterans, such as Col. Lav- -

elle.aro turningtheirclegaut apartments at thoPalaco Hotel into social headquarters, wheredelightful Reunions are being hold. Greatpreparations are being made for the parade to-

morrow, and it is expected 12,000 men will beIn line. One of the notable features will be aflag with a history brought on by tho Mainodelegation. When hostilities broke out iu 1S61the daughters of Maine residing in Californiamado a United States flag of richest silk, cost-ing $1,200, and sent it on to be presented to thefirst Maine regiment that got into tho field.That regiment waa the 2d Me., and at Ceutre-vill- e,

July 20, 1361, the handsomest banner inthe whole army was turned over to that regi-ment by Auditor French, of tho Treasury. Thevery next day that beautiful flag was riddledwith ono shell and 5-- bullets, and three monwere shot dead in supporting it. What remainsof that flag is here, and will bo borne

byOipt. A. P. Wilson aud Cols. Hamlinand Rogers, of the old 2d.

BANQUET AND CONCERT.On tho evening of Aug. 4 fully 10,000

persons occupied the Pavillion to listen tothe grand concert of welcome given by thocombined vocal music socioties of San Francis-co and Oaklaud to tho Grand Army of the Re-

public. Tho followiug was tho program rpart u

Grand March, 'Tanuhau3cr" (Wagner), orches- -tra.

' Reunion Grand Army Republic " (FrankFischer), chorus.

"Star Spangled Banner," Miss Ellen Courscn, incostume, and with grand chorus nnd orchestra.

Overture, "William Tell " (Rossini), orchestra.Song. "Old Comrades of the War," IL B. Pas-mor- e,

with grand chorus.Grand chorus. "Farewell to tlie Forest" (Men-

delssohn).Grand Vocal March, dedicated to tho G.A.IJ..and

composed by Alfred Singer, words by Fred. E.Brooks.

PART II." Coronation March " (Meyerbeer), orchestra."Triumphal March." grand chorus and orchestra.Song. "Columbia, tho Gem of the Ocean," Miss

Carrie Swain, with Rrand chorus."Grand Battlo Potpourri" (Coyer), orchestra,

with artillery and musketry,"Battlo Hymn of the Republic," Comrade H. W.

Frillman."The Heavens Proclaim Him " (Beethoven),

malo chorus and orchestra."Jubilee," overture, (Weber.)Closing with tho song "America," which tho

entire audience joined.ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.

The Pacific branch of the Society of the Armyof the Potomnc gave a banquet Weduesdayevening to the Society of tho Army of tho Po-

tomac iu the bauquet hall of tho Califoruia Pio- -

ne Cbwrs were laid! w3Bffgtietata0iigwhom wet SeiS:.aMm,lMiMSfeJon,8or. Stoneimtn, of taKJbnria; Mfeyor, Saitfe,of San Fraoeisco; e. Jfeates A. Jiwwerv ofPaHnaylvai; Col. Horatio C. King, eCJTewYarJc, and Lieu -- Col. SI ver, of Missouri, ffcn.M3fhon, Piesidontof the Society of the Amyf the Potomac who presided, reJiwned! ftftn&H

to the Califomians for their hospitality.,Wk 'nownaa responding t tito fcwMifc

' Th Army," save a vivid letmneettr his-tory of the Amy f the Potomac. Be comparedlt trials and the strugyje of the p wilfc thepeaceful present; and xelated tb fcfetovy ofGen. Grant's appointment to the eomimaMt ofall the Union armies and the t&tmm wbieh todto it. He said:

Men who have only engagi bt angfo lteMtoern single enmpttiK" n apt WxHveil on tt as the oitfyone ever fought, ami many of ns m apfcte mmnhothat our war wm the only eonftiet of rhm worthyof record. Others have preee4tot i; ttww willsucceed It. We wow. with-- a retrospect of only 31years, realise that the civil war in America wae buta single step hi the prorewi to a newer and atone?otvihimtion. The war Miiofwtt8dthat the Y.i colon ie pUnted by Europe on tho eeeetof America had attained manhood and had a Bat-umi right to niwiinie all it rhnetione, among themindependence. TJe war of IKla imontratd thatthis now Nation was eapanle of defending Iteelf notonly within ito own domains but on the high soahami everywhere. Then the Mexk-a-u wnr of 1S16--7demonstrated that our race ami institutions luiwtrocch from ocean to ocean ami from the lakes tothe Gulf, with ample room for development; Andfinally, the eivil war riemonatmled that we. ns oiW-zo- is,

eould defend the Government against thogreatest of all euemios ourselves.lie then gav-- j an interesting account of tho

causes which lod to the Moxicaa war, of thoconquest of California by tho United States,and the part played by Gon. Fremout, Commo-dore Stoat, and others.

Speaking of his own share in tho operations,he told how the battery to which he was at-tached waa sent around the " Horn," leavingNew York on July Lt, 1310, and arriving' atarontorey on Jan. 29, 18-17- .

T1TR OKAND P.VRAM.Aspoeinl to the tfhimdelphfefc .Prawj.Atag:,

says:The eventful thry of the area juradb'ofi'iho

Grand Army of the Republic opened: gray andchill, but when tho fog hart been drivenawayby the sun a eool breeao from the ocoen adait evident that for parade the day would boperfect. There was a bracing element! in thoair. and an absence of heat enabled the veteransto go from one end of the long route to thoother without discomfort. The procession wasone of the largest ever seen ou the PaeiflcCoast, but there was a general complaint of bedmanagement evidenced by many tedious waits.The Pennsylv .nians wero assigned a plsee inthe Third Division, and made a spleudld show-ing. They turned out 310 men by aotua! eount.Tho veterans wore white vest and regulationfatigue caps instead of the ordinary GrandArmy hat. Each carried a eane, and1 thomarching of tho mon was far above the average.The Department was under tho command of J.P. S. Gobin, with T. J. Stewart as AssistantArljutiint-Gonera- l. Philadelphia sent 163 vet-erans into the parade, and the Pltteburg delegation numoercu xzv. Tne marital bearingand dignified conduet of the Feuneyivunianswas in pleasing contrast to tha of ether dele-gations not fhr removed in the line eP march.The whito and red banner of the Bopartnentwas borne by A. f. L. Hershey, of Columbia.

0X BEAVIP. V1KW8 TOIX PARADB.Gen. Beaver and Mrs. J. A. Logan viewed tho

parade from Gen. Logan's room on the marketside of Baldwin's Hotel. The Penneyhttnindelegation held a caucus last night nod decidedto act, as they always have done, as a unit in allmatters beforo the Encampment. The ModocGlee Club, of Topeka, Kan., immediately pro-cod- ed

the Ponnsylvanians in th procession,and were at once dubbed the Sunday SchoolChoir by somo hardened tinners from QuakerCity. An old Californian called at Headquar-ters to meet Col. Daniels, of the 63tl Pa., whomhe had not seen since serving under him 21years ago. Among the arrivals yesterday wasWilliam S. Black, of Camden, Jf. J., a memberof T. 3L Leo Post, No. 3, and who entered thoarmy as a private of the 33th Pa. with fivo sonswho enlisted with him in one company. Theyall came out of the war alive, ono son servingthrough 13 mouths' imprisonment at Jackson-ville andanothor receiving a severe wound.

THE XEW JXaSKY VSTERAXSwere conspicuous in the fourth division. ThaElizabeth veteran Zouaves, of New Jersey, car-ried four venerable battle-Hag- s, the first onobeing labo'od, "The iiwt HagunAtrled on rebelsoil." It was carried by Knsign. J. ATadfeonDrake, under Gen. Ryan, of the New Jerseyvolunteers, when the troops crossed tho LongBridge over the Potomac River to Yirghira.

Tho second was the battie-rta- g of the 1stNew Jersey regiment, and was triumphantlyborne through the entire war. Another oldweathor-beate- u banner was carried throughthe battles of Cold Harbor, Juno 1 and 2, l&i,and tho Wilderness May 5 ami 6, 186-1- , by the1st N. J. Phil Kearny's Brigade flag, a tat-tered banner of Ted, white and blue, is prisedby the Zouaves as a memento of thafr General'sgallant brigade, and was held by the fourthcolor-beare- r. All these tattered flags wero car-ried furled, they being too frail of texfcuro topermit of iloattng them in the wind'.

THK KfCAMPMBMT.At the sossiou of the National Encampment

Wodnesday a letter was read from Coll FredGrant, who is not entitled to membership, beg-ging for that privilege. It was referred to thoCommitteo on Bales and Begulatriuus.

Department Commander Sayles, of New York,presented tho Department of Catiibruin withau elegant banner and an album. In return,California presented New York with a hand-some gavel.

PEXSIOK r.ROIStATION.The feature of tho afternoon session was tha

discussion over the service pension bills. Arepresentative of the Department! of Massachu-setts olVered a resolution favoring tho passageby Congress ot tho Lovermg bill, which pro-vides for a pension of $8 a month to every sur-viving soldier and sailor of the war, whetherdisabled or not. The Committee on Resolu-tions, to whom the matter was referred, re-ported adversely. Mr. Bennettt, ef Indiana,submitted a minority report iavorinfr the mes-sage. A vote waa ftret taken ou the latter,, andit was defeated by 327 to 86.

COMHANrDBR-IK-eHI- y.

Gon. Fairchild, f Wisconsin, wa elaotodiCommnnder-iu-Cbie- f of the Grand Ambj em thosecond ballot. St. Louis was seleetfe& as t&oplace of the next National Eneampaienk

BILL ANDEBSOEComrade Tan Ilouten Knows IV hone Scalp was At-

tached to tlio Guerrilla's Bridle.To tiie Editor: In your issneof July 22

ComradoE. R.Reed tells of thosealp round on thebridle of Bill Anderson's horse at the time thisnoted butcher was killed. I am eonfidenstkatlean toll from whose head that sralp was taken.On the 2Sth day of August, lfc4. Bill and JimAnderson, with their men and two or throeother gangs of bushwhackers, surprised Capt.Joo Park, of Co. E, Ith M. S. M., who with 16men were on a scout in Howard Co., Mo. Be-fore the nature of the attack eould be learnedseveral men and horses were killed. Tho Cap-tain and fou4 men were out oil from tho otherportiou of the company, and the company wnsbadly scattered and finally routod. OrderlySerg't Porter W. Davis -- than whom a braversoldier never lived had his horse killed andwas quickly surrounded. He had two goodrevolvers and knew how to uso thorn, and soldhis life dourly to Anderson's mon. As weaftor-war-d

learned, Anderson wore Serg't Davis'sscalp on his horse's bridle. Serg't Shough waswounded in the thigh, and not being able toride was left to his fntu by the Captuin'3 squad.Ho was hanged to a true, sculped, and his bodymutilated. Comrado James O'Neil a moraboy was unhorsed, surrendered, and was cru-elly put to death in hearing of Comrade Star-ke-y,

who had an arm shot oil", but succeeded inhiding and finally escaped. Several othorseight in all wero killed, about half of whomwore scalped, but all except Davis woro shorthair. His hair was as described by ComradoReed, and as wo heard at the timo was worn asa trophy becauso of his desperate reaktnnso. Icould givo many other instances of tho brutality of tho bushwhackors.' -- Gbore VastHouTEir, Leuox, Iowa.

A lady cashier in Guelph had a terrible experi-ence omSaturday. On returning from dinner shoopened her dedk and wim horrified to Mud it con-tained alive mouse. Hhe lied screaming to the door.Two other young ludien caught sight of the infuri-ated animal and with admirable presence of miudmounted the counter, whence they Hrmly refusedto descend until they hal made sure of tho mouse'sescape.

A Total EollnsoOf all othor medicines by Dr. R. V. Pierce's" Golden Medical Discovery" is approaching.Unrivalled in bilious disorders, hnporo blbod,and uoiiHtimp tiou,, which is scvoinlousidteeusooftho lungs.